Systemwide Human Resources
Systemwide Employee & Labor Relations fosters employee engagement, negotiates and administers local and systemwide labor agreements and provides multi-faceted support toward ensuring an inclusive, diverse, collaborative and productive work environments across the UC system.
Explore the sections below to learn more about these units, their programs and staff.
Employee & Labor Relations Leadership
Melissa Matella
Associate Vice President Employee & Labor RelationsPhone: (510) 987-9080
Roar D'Agostino
Phone: (510) 987-9754
Employee Relations
Learn More About Systemwide Employee Relations
Facilitating the development and implementation of strategies and initiatives that build an environment of employee engagement in which people can do their best work.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Supporting systemwide compliance with the law and spirit of equal opportunity and affirmative action, including links to key policies covering nondiscrimination, affirmative action and disability.
Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Violence Prevention and Resolution
Providing resources for university community members related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation and sexual assault/sexual violence.
Staff Engagement
Highlighting and supporting employee initiatives and organizations that promote an engaged and motivated workforce.
Appeals and Complaint Resolution
Serving as a point of contact for employees, supervisors or managers who have questions or want assistance related to a wide range of work-related matters including conflict in the workplace.
Juliann Martinez
Interim Executive DirectorPhone: (510) 287-3331
Dale Williams
Employee Relations CoordinatorPhone: (510) 987-0273
Melisandra Leonardos
AA/EEO COMPLIANCE OFFICERPhone: (510) 987-9018
Rosamaria Garcia
Complaint Resolution OfficerPhone: (510) 987-9640
Labor Relations
Systemwide Labor Agreements
Systemwide Labor Relations is responsible for negotiating and administering 15 systemwide labor agreements and 22 local agreements with 17 unions, covering over 134,000 academic and staff employees across the UC system.
Frequently Asked Questions: Collective Bargaining
Provides answers to questions frequently asked about union representation and collective bargaining.
Labor Relations Org. Chart (pdf)
Explore the reporting structures within Systemwide Labor Relations.
Matt Teaford
Director of Labor RelationsPhone: (510) 987-9144
Annette Garcia
Associate Director, Operations & PlanningPhone: (510) 987-0790
E Kevin Young
Associate Director/Chief NegotiatorPhone: (510) 987-0141
Daniel Menezes
Associate Director/Chief Negotiator
Paul Garza
Labor Relations ManagerPhone: (510) 987-0895
Liliana Cortez
Labor Relations ManagerPhone: (510) 978-9070
David Tuttle
Labor Relations Manager
Michelle Snyder
Labor Relations Systems & Implementation Manager
Tracy Babbitt
Administrative OfficerPhone: (510) 987-9906
Sharon Adams
Principal AnalystPhone: (510) 987-9914
Jeanette McClain
Labor Relations ConsultantPhone: (510) 987-0078
Ambrocine Rodriguez
Project Analyst
Abigail Uribe
Administrative Assistant
Workforce Commitment Office
Andy Willis
Director, Workforce Commitment OfficePhone: (510) 410-4779
Aaron Williams
Business Systems Analyst, Workforce Commitment OfficePhone: (831) 578-3798